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Campus Compact and the Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund are delighted to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2008-2009 Students4Giving program to educate and inspire a new generation of philanthropists. In this second year of the program, ten campuses will be selected to receive $10,000 each in assets earmarked for charitable purposes, which students will help manage through a donor=advised fund. Participating campuses will also receive funds for administrative support. Proposals are du June 20, 2008. For additional information or to apply, visit http://www.compact.org/students4giving/2008/

Support for Communities in the United States, Canada, and the UK
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation creates neighborhood excellence in communities served by the bank in the United States, Canda, and the UK. While local community priorities drive how funding is determined, giving at the national an dlocal levels typically falls into for main categories: Community Development, Education, Health and Human Services, and Arts and Culture. Each of the company's markets, in partnership with local community leaders, sets specific priortieis within these major categories. there are no deadlines for grant applicatioins. Visit the website listed above to determine eligibility for funding.
Award Recognizes the Cooperative Spirit
http://www.thecollaborationprize.org/
The Collaboration Prize, created by The Lodestar Foundation, will provide a $250,000 award to a team of nonprofit organzations that have chosen cooperation over competition. To be eligible, a collaboration must involve two or more U.S. nonprofit organizations that would otherwise provide similar programs and compete for clients, financial resources, and staff. The prize also seeks to build an information base of effective practice models that can be studied by acadmeics, nonprofit leaders, and grantmakers to inspire and advance their work. Nominations will be accepted beginning June 1, 2008, and the process will close at 5 p.m. EDT on July 21, 2008. Eligibility details and nomination instructions are available on the website listed above.
Economic and Environmental Justice Programs Funded
CS Fund and Warsh/Mott Legacy
The CS Fund and Warsh/Mott Legacy are private foundations that are linked by common interests and boards of directors. The Foundations are dedicated to preservicng biodiversity, defending democracy, preventing the commodification of life, and protecting human and environmental helath throughout the world. The Foundations' grant categories include Economic Globalization, Food Sovereignty, Civil Liberties, and Emerging Technologies. Proposals to the CS Fund and Warsh/Mott Legacy are considered together. Letters of iniquiry may be submitted at any time. For 2008 only, the fall funding cyle deadline for invited proposals is July 28. Visit the website listed above for a full description of each the Foundations' grant categories as well as letter of inquiry guidelines.
Grants Address Complex Problems Worldwide
Ford Foundation
Teh goals of the Ford Foundation are to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement throughout the world. The Foundation works mainly by making rants or loans through three major program areas: aSset Building and Community Development; Peace and Social Justice; and Knowledge, creativity, and Freedom. Support is generally directed to activities that are likely to have wisde effect rather than local programs with limited scope. Letters of inquiry are considered throughout the year. For a detailed description of the Foundation's program areas and funding policies, visit the website listed above.
Health Care Programs for Children Supported
American Academy of Pediatrics: Community Access to Child Health Program Planning Funds
The Community Access to Child Health (CATHC) Program, a nationa program of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is designed to improve access to healthc are by supporting pediatricians and communities that are inovlved in community=based efforts for children. The CATCH Planning Funds Program provides grants in amounts from $2,500 to $12,000 for pediatricians in the U.S. and its territories to develop communit-based initiatives that increase children's access to medical homes or tos pecific health services not otherwise availabe. Planning project activieties must lead to sustainable, community-based child helath initiatives that increase access to care, especially for undesreved children, and address health disparities among children. (Grants are also available for pediatric residents, but limited to a maximum of $3,000.) Teh application deadline is July 31, 2008. Visit the website above to submit an online application.
Grants Promote K-8 Art and Music Programs
Airborne Teacher Trust Fund
The Airborne Teacher Trust Fund provides spport to elementary and middle school teachers for art and music programs that are injeopardy of being lost due to budgetary limitations. Selected teachers from public and private schools throughout the United States are eligible to receive grants from $200 to $10,000 to be used to implement their programs. Recipients will be selected on the basis of eductional program elements, the teacher's desire and passion for the program, the educational program's anticipated results, and the budget request. The next application deadline is July 31, 2008. Visit the website listed above to submit an online application.